Make Sure You Know The Correct Co-pay Before You Fill That Prescription! When Leslie R., of Arizona recently called her drug plan to refill a 90 day supply of her insulin drug Lantus, the customer service representati ...
Category: Best Ways to Save
Best Ways To Save: July 2018
What’s Secretly Sabotaging Your Finances? — Your Brain Rather than making deliberate well-reasoned choices, our brains often latch onto the first piece of information offered when making a decision, even though we may ...
Best Ways To Save: May/June 2018
That Drug May Be Cheaper If You Pay Cash Instead of Using Your Drug Plan By Mary Johnson, editor Before filling your next prescription, here’s a tip. Call four pharmacies that you typically deal with and, without ...
Best Ways To Save: April 2018
Over-diagnosis: Medicare Preventive Services Don’t Always Make Sense For Everyone Medicare covers most, or all, of the cost of many preventive services, like annual mammograms and PSA tests for prostate cancer. But t ...
Best Ways To Save: The High Cost Of Not Taking Your Prescriptions
The High Cost Of Not Taking Your Prescriptions As many as 30% of new prescriptions are never filled, and medication isn’t taken by patients as prescribed, about half of the time. The problem is so common ...
Best Ways to Save – Medical Expense Deductions For People 65 And Over Shrink In 2017
How To Increase Medical Tax Deductions for Older Taxpayers New IRS medical expense rules for people age 65 and over reduce the amount of medical expenses you can deduct for the 2017 tax year (which you file in 2018). ...
Best Ways to Save: November 2017
Switching Drug Plans Can Save Big Money — Here’s Proof By Mary Johnson, Editor Unlike the way Medicare negotiates costs for all other medical services and medical equipment, the program doesn’t have the authority t ...
Best Ways to Save: September/October 2017
Six Home Modifications That Can Help You Age In Place Eighty percent of older Americans plan to age in their own homes, making some remodeling necessary to keep homes safe and accessible. While home modifications can ...
Best Ways To Save: August 2017
What Are The Ten Fastest Growing Senior Costs? Since 2000, cost-of-living-adjustments (COLAs) increased Social Security benefits a total of just 43 percent. Meanwhile typical senior expenses have jumped 86 percent, a ...
Best Ways to Save: July 2017
Save on Eyeglasses, Try Buying Online By Mary Johnson, editor A pair of eyeglasses can cost hundreds of dollars, but Medicare doesn’t cover them, nor does it cover routine eye exams. Problems with lenses or even th ...